QPR fans are turning on veteran Rio Ferdinand.

QPR boss Chris Ramsey defended the former Manchester United centre-half after he was jeered by home fans during defeat to Tottenham.

"'I think Rio's applied himself well," Ramsey said. "I'm very pleased with the way he played.

"In the position we're in, when goals go in people will always get blamed or people look at some more than others.

"For Rio to be the age he is and applying himself the way he is in training and in games, we need to encourage him.

"It's always disappointing when a goal goes in, and you can always break it down and analyse it to its finest points. The players involved will always be disappointed."